r/gis

hello,

is there a way to redirect users from https://domain.com/ to https://domain.com/webadaptor/home?

currently https://domain.com/ directs users to iis and it was deemed a security risk

thanks in advance

Used to think burnout meant a massive crash or rage-quitting, but for me, it was just... flatness. I was still showing up, but I felt like a zombie. I wasn't even frustrated anymore; I just felt stuck in place, doing the same map publishing and metadata fixes on a loop.

I honestly started to think I was just bad at GIS or picked the wrong career. It turns out I wasn't broken. My role was just too small. I’d spend days on an analysis only for it to be ignored, and since there was no growth ceiling, I was just in maintenance mode.

The "unlock" for me was actually running my resume through scanners resumeworded. Seeing my skills (SQL, Python, data pipelines) scored against actual Data Engineering roles made me realize I wasn't just a "GIS person." I had way more value than my current job was letting me use. It helped me reframe my experience so I could finally pivot out of that dead-end spot.

Now I’m in a geospatial dev role and the energy is night and day. I’m actually solving new problems instead of just babysitting data. If you feel "flat," check if it's actually you, or if you're just in a role that’s run out of room for you to grow.

Hi all, this question is for people 5+ years in their career. I want to know based on my experience what they would do, or maybe what they did. I feel that I'm in a pivotal time in my career to make that next step but I'd love to hear opinions.

Education:

BA and MS (both GIS focused).

Job Experience:

2.5 electrical utility GIS Technician. Hired at $21, left 2.5 years later at $23. Private sector.

2 years sewer/water utility GIS Technician. Hired at $29, now at $31, will be $33 next year. Public sector.

Knowledge/work experience: GIS, logistics, R, Python.

I've automated processes using Python and have coded with python on the job and in school. Obviously GIS experience and logistics experience for six months as a logistics planner.

Basically, five years in, what direction could be interesting or what did you do in your career. Stay where I'm at? Get into management? Job hop? Go more into programming? Maybe so some more supply chain work?​

We have hosted our maps on Avenza Maps for the public to download for almost 10 years now. With the recent merger/acquisition, Avenza Maps is no longer letting publishers add new maps nor update their existing maps.

With that being said, does anyone have suggestions on apps (iOS and Android) where we can point users to in order to use our PDF maps (mostly to get the “you are here” indicator) since the ones on Avenza will become outdated? Obviously waypoint marking would be a big plus. We can handle hosting the PDFs.

I don't know if I'm in the right community. If not, please guide me to a better spot to post this.

I am a volunteer with a lost and found pet organization. We run a Facebook page based on user submitted reports of lost pets and found/sighted pets.

In some cases we have volunteers that go out and try to locate and trap pets.

One of our biggest hurdles is accurate location data. I want to include a link for reporters to share a location of a sighting.

What is the best way to approach this?

I am working through a school project where I am attempting to do a network analysis of school catchment areas within the Philadelphia School District. At the most bare bones, the project includes the Street Centerlines, Catchment Area layer, School Parcels. I converted the school parcels to points and filtered to only show the points of interest. Then I created a network database, and attempted to run a service area with the aforementioned layers stored in a geodatabase. Initially I was getting an error based on having too many streets to analyze, so I clipped the centerlines based on being contained within the catchment area. Yet I am still getting failures consistently and I can not seem to figure out why. I can post the actual project, I just need to get home so I can publish it first since the iteration of the project I have online is different. Any advice would be appreciated, I dont need/want anyone to do the project for me I just need tips on how to troubleshoot the problem since I dont know if my professor will have the time.

Hey I am struggling with my GIS assignment and it's my final. My computer crash I am on the verge of a panic attack, is anyone willing to complete it for me. It's a intro level GIS course and I can’t access my computer until it is fixed. Please, serious inquiries only for a desperate student

I keep hearing the advice “surveyors are always hiring” which is true in my area. I see two types of jobs posted constantly- field techs and CAD designers. One surveyor who I talked to recommended the classes at Renton Technical College as a refresher to CAD (I had taken a class before) specifically geared toward surveying and using AutoCad Civil 3D. There’s a non-credit, fully online, continuing education course that is $300 (cheapest I’ve seen for a CAD class) and the class was supposed to start today but is pushed off for a week to allow more people to register. It may be canceled for low enrollment, so please help me out by registering and we can all level up our skills in this tough GIS market. 🤗

https://www.campusce.net/rtc/course/course.aspx?catId=56

So I’ve been self teaching myself and have 2 projects of my own. but no cert or degree

am i good to apply with 2 projects on my portfolio or am i just cooked?

Hello, I am in Anchorage Alaska. I am a STEAM instructor for a tribal organization. I got inspired to make a laser cut replica of the mountain range behind anchorage. I would like to laser cut the topo lines to build the mountains. I need the line data as SVG in order to get the laser cutter to work.

I have been googling and looking and trying, but I cant make it work. I would appreciate any assistance anyone might be willing to offer. Thanks.

I have a polygon layer of landmarks that was published by Esri from 2019. I need to find the closest current version of the same dataset. I asked AI, and it said this was definitely the legacy data that I have:

>U.S. Large Area Landmarks (lalndmrk)
Distributed with Esri Data & Maps
Path: usa/landmarks/lalndmrk.sdc
Attributes: NAME, FEATTYPE, MNFC, SQMI
Theme: polygon landmark areas (golf courses, schools, cemeteries, bases, etc.)

Does Esri still publish a version of this? Where is it and what's it called?

AI suggested the closest current replacement is here:

>Census TIGER/Line “Area Landmark” (AREALM) polygon shapefiles

Just wondering if anyone knows better, or maybe that is the best answer.

i'm making a fairly simple map (using polygons to color in certain areas in/around detroit) and i'm done with my work today. the issue is that the taskbar, while still visible and able to be interacted with, does not work. if i click the "save and open" option, it opens the dropdown, but when i click on "save," it doesn't save. the blue dot is still there and the map has not been updated in hours according to my content category.

the file is only 8 kb and my computer runs the software perfectly. other buttons on the taskbar similarly respond but don't work. (i.e. layers don't open up, i can't see the legend, printing doesn't work, etc.)

also, if i'm missing anything in asking for help here (i.e. rules or how arcgis online functions) just tell me and i'll fix it.

I am in the process of registering for another semester of classes for my MS program that allows for us to take courses in an allied field in addition to purely statistics courses.

The allied field I am considering is geographic information systems. I've always been interested in physical geography/cartography so it feels like a natural fit. Also, my university's geosciences department is very tech oriented, so I am kind of spoiled for choice in that regard.

My question is directed at those who work on the stats side of GIS in their careers: what are some particularly important topics in statistics/GIS I should incorporate into my curriculum if I aim to work in geospatial data analytics after graduating?

Also, our stats department essentially runs on R and I am wondering if it would be worthwhile to also learn Python on my own time while in school.

Please feel free to offer career advice of any kind, as well. I am only beginning my second semester and my undergrad is in pure mathematics, so all of this is very new to me.

Thanks in advance!

Hello all, im sure this may be a common question but Id like to ask for my specific circumstances anyways. I am currently an environmental sciences student with a concentration in geology, a minor in atmospheric sciences, and a certificate in gis. My university offers a 2 year master in GIS which I can add to my certifications, and the university will cover most of my tuition. Is it worth going for the masters or should I get my masters in something else and use it along with my GIS certification? For reference I would like to work in the environmental GIS field, or something adjacent. Thank you for your time!

This post is based on a lot of postings I see for GIS jobs and even internships in my area asking for knowledge of AutoDesk software, specifically AutoCAD and Civil3D, as well as the occasional ask of ArcPy (which I have used in the past but in very simple ways).

I have absolutely zero knowledge in AutoDesk software and very little in Python/ArcPy, so I wanted to ask you all if going through the trouble (and cost) of getting some sort of certification like the one AutoDesk themselves offer and/or doing some kind of Coursera program for Python would be worth it. If this would be overkill, what else should I do? My main concern is simply being another "guy who knows basic GIS stuff and nothing else" applicant.